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Mug Shot Gallery: September 2011

Paul Diandre Pittman, 20, was taken into custody Thursday by a Contra Costa County sheriff's deputy who was in Alameda County and spotted him in a place known for gang activity. The deputy contacted Pittman and arrested him after learning about the outstanding Merced County arrest warrant, according to Merced Police Sgt. Scott Skinner. Read more: http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2011/09/19/2049546/second-suspect-arrested-in-shooting.html#ixzz1Zk6At0gx
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Merced police arrested three men late last week in connection with an Aug. 21 shooting that left a 23-year-old man paralyzed. Cecelio Chavez Perez, 18, Edgar Diaz, 18, and Raymond Rodriguez, 18, shown here, were arrested after a weeklong investigation. Read more: http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2011/08/29/2021960/three-arrested-in-aug-21-south.html#ixzz1Zk77YZHQ
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Merced police arrested three men late last week in connection with an Aug. 21 shooting that left a 23-year-old man paralyzed. Cecelio Chavez Perez, 18, shown here, Edgar Diaz, 18, and Raymond Rodriguez, 18, were arrested after a weeklong investigation. Read more: http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2011/08/29/2021960/three-arrested-in-aug-21-south.html#ixzz1Zk77YZHQ
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The Merced County Sheriff’s STAR team said it discovered a cache of weapons and drugs in Winton, and another investigation led to the arrest in Fresno of a female escapee from the John Latorraca Correctional Facility. On Thursday just after 4:30 p.m. the STAR team, with help from the Merced County Probation Department, conducted a compliance check on a probationer's home in the 7700 block of Shaffer Road in Winton. During the search team members found an SKS-type assault rifle with a 30-round detachable magazine; a .38 caliber revolver that had been reported stolen in Modesto in 1995; another .38 caliber revolver reported stolen in Hilmar in 2002; a .25 semiautomatic handgun; a bullet-proof vest and two ounces of marijuana. The person responsible for the weapons wasn’t at the residence and the investigation is still ongoing, according to a news release from Deputy Tom MacKenzie. Earlier in the day the STAR team had developed information that escapee Latisha Wilson was staying in Fresno. Through their investigation, detectives learned that she was in the 4000 block of Shields Avenue. Wilson was a fugitive from the electronic monitoring system and was originally arrested for burglary, when she cut off her ankle bracelet, according to the news release. The United States Marshal's Office picked up Wilson, and detectives from the STAR team met with them and transported Wilson from Fresno back to the John Latorraca Correctional Facility. She remains in custody without bail.
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Merced police say a man who was found hiding in the back yard of a Rambler Road home is responsible for a burglary at another home three blocks away. Officers Sal Mejia and Perry Flowers found David Takken, 32, of Merced, hiding behind a large air conditioning unit in the back yard of a home in the 600 block of Rambler Road. Read more: http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2011/08/31/2023764/burglary-suspect-found-three-blocks.html#ixzz1Zk7gSxiM

Merced police arrested three men late last week in connection with an Aug. 21 shooting that left a 23-year-old man paralyzed. Cecelio Chavez Perez, 18, Edgar Diaz, 18, shown here, and Raymond Rodriguez, 18, were arrested after a weeklong investigation. Read more: http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2011/08/29/2021960/three-arrested-in-aug-21-south.html#ixzz1Zk7pT6lB
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The Merced County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men Thursday in Atwater and Merced on charges of robbery and assault with great bodily injury after an Aug. 11 fight in Winton involving 10 suspects fighting one teenager. Around 3 p.m. on Aug. 11, Detective Mike Ruiz heard a dispatcher’s call about 10 suspects fighting one victim at Olive Avenue and Shaffer Road in Winton. Ruiz was first to the scene and discovered a 15-year-old male victim male with blood on his face, hands and legs, torn clothing and missing his shoes. The victim said he had gone to the store with a 6-year-old boy he was watching on their bikes to get a soda. Suddenly, a truck filled with people showed up. He told investigators they then got out of the truck and started beating him up. The suspects took his tennis shoes and wallet, according to a news release from Deputy Tom MacKenzie. A witness had broken up the fight and the suspects got into their vehicle and left. The victim was able to identify two of the suspects as Dillon Westlake, 21, and Randy Hunt, 19, both of Atwater. Westlake was arrested Thursday, Sept. 1. Read more: http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2011/09/02/2027335/sheriffs-office-arrests-two-men.html#ixzz1Zk83Crpe
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The Merced County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men Thursday in Atwater and Merced on charges of robbery and assault with great bodily injury after an Aug. 11 fight in Winton involving 10 suspects fighting one teenager. Around 3 p.m. on Aug. 11, Detective Mike Ruiz heard a dispatcher’s call about 10 suspects fighting one victim at Olive Avenue and Shaffer Road in Winton. Ruiz was first to the scene and discovered a 15-year-old male victim male with blood on his face, hands and legs, torn clothing and missing his shoes. The victim said he had gone to the store with a 6-year-old boy he was watching on their bikes to get a soda. Suddenly, a truck filled with people showed up. He told investigators they then got out of the truck and started beating him up. The suspects took his tennis shoes and wallet, according to a news release from Deputy Tom MacKenzie. A witness had broken up the fight and the suspects got into their vehicle and left. The victim was able to identify two of the suspects as Dillon Westlake, 21, and Randy Hunt, 19, both of Atwater. Hunt was arrested Thursday, Sept. 1. Read more: http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2011/09/02/2027335/sheriffs-office-arrests-two-men.html#ixzz1Zk83Crpe
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Ramon Manzo — Arrested in connection with a shooting in Planada that wounded two teens. Jury selection is scheduled to begin in October in the case of the July shooting. Read more: http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2011/07/27/1983786/defendants-face-trial-in-planada.html#ixzz1Zk8ZmSDp
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Johnny Munoz was arrested in July in connection with a shooting that injured teens in Planada. Jury selection is scheduled to begin in October.
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Jesus Ceja was arrested in July in connection with a shooting that injured teens in Planada. Jury selection is scheduled to begin in October.
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Jason McPherson A convicted sex offender on parole was arrested Sept. 3, 2011 after state parole agents and Merced police said he cut off his ankle monitor bracelet.
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Ezquiel Castillo was arrested in July in connection with a shooting that injured teens in Planada. Jury selection is scheduled to begin in October.
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The Merced County Sheriff’s Office arrested five suspects in Winton for allegedly attempting to steal copper from an abandoned building. On Tuesday, just after 1 p.m., the sheriff’s office got a call about five people trying to steal copper and metal from an abandoned building in the 4000 block of Bert Crane Road in Atwater. A witness saw the suspects trying to remove miscellaneous metal from the building and confronted them. The suspects said they have permission to be there, but when the witness called the sheriff's office, two of the suspects, Amanda Gaines, 20, shown here, and a 14-year-old male drove off in a car. The other three suspects — Richard Beas, 46, Lupe Yglesias, 42, and a 17-year-old female — ran away. With a description of the vehicle and a license plate provided by a witness, Deputy Joe Lara found the vehicle and took Gaines and the 14-year-old into custody. Read more: http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2011/09/15/2043993/five-suspects-arrested-in-winton.html#ixzz1ZkA2Ixsu
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A 23-year-old man is facing manslaughter and child endangerment charges after shaking his 7-month-old son, causing fatal injuries, Merced police reported. Michael Burell was taken into custody Friday, the day after police responded to his apartment in the 1000 block of East Santa Fe Avenue and found the injured child unresponsive. Police arrested Burell on suspicion of child endangerment Thursday, but as of Monday he faced a manslaughter charge after the child was declared brain dead over the weekend, according to Merced Sgt. Scott Skinner. Read more: http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2011/09/12/2040245/23-year-old-man-arrested-in-death.html#ixzz1ZkAZzjjl
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DELHI -- Two men who allegedly stripped copper wire from the Union Pacific Railroad were arrested Monday morning by the Merced County Sheriff's Department. Leonard Rouse, 28, and Robert Booth, 36, were in a Ford F150 carrying copper wire and vinyl sheathing used for telecommunications. Deputy Brian Miller, who was patrolling the area of South Avenue and Canal Drive, recognized Rouse in the driver's seat of the truck. Miller knew Rouse had a suspended license, so he attempted to pull the truck over, but Rouse tried to ditch Miller by driving through an orchard. Miller pulled the truck over as Rouse exited the orchard. An investigation revealed the wire and sheathing was stolen from Union Pacific Railroad, the department said. Deputy Alex Barba and Det. Roy Tighe visited Rouse's home in the 15000 block of El Capitan Way, where they discovered an additional 500 feet of copper wire worth about $2,000, the sheriff's department said. Rouse was arrested on suspicion of possession of stolen property and driving on a suspended license. He remains in jail on $11,080 bail. Booth was jailed on suspicion of possession of stolen property and remains behind bars on $10,000 bail. Read more: http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2011/09/12/2040206/alleged-copper-thieves-arrested.html#ixzz1ZkCGJ1Ve
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Amie Chick, 24, of Santa Nella, pleaded not guilty on Sept. 28 to manslaughter and DUI charges related to the death of a firefighter. Chick denied all allegations against her stemming from the June 9 crash that killed 29-year-old Andrew Maloney on Highway 165. Read more: http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2011/09/29/2062292/santa-nella-woman-pleads-not-guilty.html#ixzz1ZkDI9Rgx
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Merced County's Most Wanted: Isais Lopez Ramirez CHARGES: Possession of a deadly weapon, violation of probation, validated gang member. DESCRIPTION: Latino male 23 years old, 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs approximately 180 pounds, has brown hair and brown eyes. Merced's Most Wanted: Isais Lopez Ramirez Merced's Most Wanted: Isais Lopez Ramirez BAIL: $50,000 TATTOOS, MARKINGS: He has a tattoo of an Aztec woman on his lower right arm; the letters "SMT" on his stomach; a rosary on his neck; and a cross on his chest. WHOM TO CALL: Merced County Sheriff's Department, 385-7616, or e-mail tip at www.MercedSheriff.com. Read more: http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2011/08/31/2023756/merced-countys-most-wanted-isais.html#ixzz1ZkDjRXRy
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CHARGES: Armed robbery and violation of probation BAIL: $50,000 DESCRIPTION: 21-year-old black man, 5 feet 7 inches tall, 160 pounds with black hair and brown eyes TATTOOS: The word "Mob" on his right and left hands, the numbers "415" on his chest, the name "Resa" on his neck LAST SEEN: The Merced area WHOM TO CALL: Merced County Sheriff's Department, 385-7616, or e-mail tip at www.MercedSheriff.com Read more: http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2011/09/21/2051366/merced-countys-most-wanted-omar.html#ixzz1ZkDw97DO
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A 58-year-old woman accused of stealing nearly $1 million from Le Grand-based J. Marchini Farms will soon be headed to state prison after pleading no contest to two counts of embezzlement and check fraud. Beverly Roan reached an agreement with prosecutors in September and faces seven to 10 years in prison. She'll also be ordered to pay full restitution to the company. A payroll clerk, Roan was arrested Feb. 1 by Merced County sheriff's deputies after investigators say she created six fictitious employees on the company's books and collected the payroll checks in their names. Read more: http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2011/09/29/2062294/plea-agreement-made-in-le-grand.html#ixzz1ZkEV9M9J
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Merced County's Most Wanted: Antonio Zamora CHARGES: Vehicle theft while being a convicted felon BAIL: $100,000 DESCRIPTION: 24-year-old Latino man, 5 feet 11 inches tall, 160 pounds, black hair, brown eyes TATTOOS: The letter "A" on his left calf, the letter "Z" on his right calf, the letters "AZ" on his right forearm, two music notes on his left ear LAST SEEN: Livingston area WHOM TO CALL: Merced County Sheriff's Department, 385-7616, or e-mail tip at www.MercedSheriff.com Read more: http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2011/09/28/2060857/merced-countys-most-wanted-antonio.html#ixzz1ZkEj31OV
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A parolee was arrested after he was observed entering an abandoned house in Winton by a Merced County sheriff's deputy. Sacsha Schneider, 34, told deputy Eric Nelson that he was homeless and looking for a place to spend the night. He parked in the driveway of the home in the 6000 block of Olive Avenue, where Nelson later saw him leave the house and get into the truck to drive away. Nelson saw several pieces of rusted machinery in Schneider's truck. Schneider said he took the metal from the home, hoping to sell it to a recycling company for a few dollars. Schneider, who is on parole and had a felony warrant for narcotics charges and a misdemeanor warrant for marijuana, was booked into Merced County Jail on suspicion of possession of stolen property. His bail is $52,000. Read more: http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2011/09/15/2044259/homeless-parolee-arrested-on-warrants.html#ixzz1ZkEsyhTw
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DELHI -- Two men who allegedly stripped copper wire from the Union Pacific Railroad were arrested Monday morning by the Merced County Sheriff's Department. Leonard Rouse, 28, pictured here, and Robert Booth, 36, were in a Ford F150 carrying copper wire and vinyl sheathing used for telecommunications. Deputy Brian Miller, who was patrolling the area of South Avenue and Canal Drive, recognized Rouse in the driver's seat of the truck. Miller knew Rouse had a suspended license, so he attempted to pull the truck over, but Rouse tried to ditch Miller by driving through an orchard. Miller pulled the truck over as Rouse exited the orchard. An investigation revealed the wire and sheathing was stolen from Union Pacific Railroad, the department said. Deputy Alex Barba and Det. Roy Tighe visited Rouse's home in the 15000 block of El Capitan Way, where they discovered an additional 500 feet of copper wire worth about $2,000, the sheriff's department said. Rouse was arrested on suspicion of possession of stolen property and driving on a suspended license. He remains in jail on $11,080 bail. Booth was jailed on suspicion of possession of stolen property and remains behind bars on $10,000 bail. Read more: http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2011/09/12/2040206/alleged-copper-thieves-arrested.html#ixzz1ZkCGJ1Ve
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